Wednesday, 2 October 2013

By the time her elderly parents died the bell
girl was a young woman. She tried very hard to live a very quiet life so as not
to upset anyone and found a job in the library where there was very rarely any
excitement. Through a combination of meditation and deportment lessons she
managed to keep the clanging to a minimum. So much so that the townsfolk forgot
that she was a bell girl at all

"The answer is simple!" said the third doctor and instructed the old man to make a very slim porcelain dress for their daughter which would not leave room for the clanger to swing so wildly. The Bell Girl too liked this idea as narrow skirts were more fashionable. But, after a week or so, her legs were black and blue with bruises and she was unable to walk properly any more. With regret she put on her bell shaped dress again.